Legal Opinion
City of Cleveland v. Howard
City of Cleveland Municipal Court
Decided November 23, 1987No. 87 CRB 17568PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAdrine, J.
On September 2, 1987, defendant Kelly Howard was arrested and charged with a violation of Cleveland Codified Ordinances Section 619.11. This section prohibits loitering for the purpose of engaging in prostitution, solicitation or procurement.
The defendant has moved the court to dismiss the complaint. She argues that Section 619.11 is unconstitutional both on its face and as applied to her and others similarly situated.
The ordinance which the defendant now questions was the product of more than five years of debate and deliberation before Cleveland City Council. It was patterned after…
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